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Sapere Wealth Management, LLC

Matthews, NCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 119598

Filed as SAPERE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

Sapere Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Matthews, NC, registered since 2002, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 13, 2026.

24 years
registered since 2002
$604,819,704
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Sapere Wealth Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sapere Wealth Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

What does Sapere Wealth Management, LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 13, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 1% of assets a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Sapere Wealth Management, LLC located?

Sapere Wealth Management, LLC's principal office is in Matthews, NC, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Sapere Wealth Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Sapere Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2002. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 119598.

How much does Sapere Wealth Management, LLC manage?

Sapere Wealth Management, LLC reports $604,819,704 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 13, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Sapere Wealth Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Sapere Wealth Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $267,927,650 in the October 2021 data and $604,819,704 in the October 2026 data, up 126%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Sapere Wealth Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (149); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (78); charitable organizations (6).

Which custodians does Sapere Wealth Management, LLC use?

Sapere Wealth Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Axos Clearing LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Sapere Wealth Management, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.H(1)(a) (court injunction in the past ten years), 11.H(1)(b) (court finding of a violation), and 11.H(2) (pending civil proceeding). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/119598

Does Sapere Wealth Management, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 13, 2026 says: "As a condition for starting and maintaining a relationship, Sapere generally imposes a minimum account size of $50,000. This minimum fee may have the effect of making Sapere’s services impractical for certain clients with smaller accounts."

What changed in Sapere Wealth Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $346,213,230 to $604,819,704 (+75%).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

Asset-based fee: 1% of assets a year

The brochure's wording
Sapere generally charges an annual fee equal to one percent (1.00%) of assets under management. The fee is prorated and charged quarterly in arrears, based upon the market value of the assets on the close of the prior billing period.

Account minimum: $50,000

The brochure's wording
As a condition for starting and maintaining a relationship, Sapere generally imposes a minimum account size of $50,000. This minimum fee may have the effect of making Sapere’s services impractical for certain clients with smaller accounts.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 13, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$604,819,704

$604,819,704 as of October 2026, filing dated March 13, 2026.

Discretionary: $604,819,704.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 78 Assets $47,642,260 (8%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 149 Assets $528,134,873 (87%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 4 Assets $15,095,783 (2%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 6 Assets $13,290,668 (2%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 3 Assets $656,120 (0%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2002 (24 years)
Employees
Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Charlottesville, VA
States registered or notice-filed
11 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

3 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Civil court matters Item 11.H

  • 11.H(1)(a) In the past ten years, has a domestic or foreign court issued an injunction against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.H(1)(b) Has a domestic or foreign court ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related statutes or regulations?
  • 11.H(2) Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a civil proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.H(1)?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$268M 2021 $304M 2022 $337M 2023 $345M 2024 $346M 2025 $605M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$604,819,7047March 13, 2026
October 2025$346,213,2307March 21, 2025
October 2024$345,086,2827August 27, 2024
October 2023$337,119,2927September 1, 2023
October 2022$303,639,9817March 25, 2022
October 2021$267,927,6509March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $267,927,650 in the October 2021 data and $604,819,704 in the October 2026 data, up 126%.

Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $346,213,230 to $604,819,704 (+75%).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
sapere.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Sapere Wealth Management, LLC (CRD 119598): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sapere-wealth-management-llc-matthews-nc-119598